Human remains possibly belonging to Travis Decker, the father accused of murdering his three young daughters, were found in Washington state on Thursday night, according to officials. The body was discovered in a remote wooded area south of the city of Leavenworth by the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office stated that while positive identification has not yet been confirmed, preliminary findings suggest the remains belong to Travis Decker. Authorities emphasized that the discovery will be followed up with DNA analysis to confirm the identification. This week, the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force led a joint search involving several agencies, including the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Forest Service, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI. The search focused on the area where Decker’s daughters were found dead. The remains were located on Grind. Decker, an Army veteran with survival expertise, was on the run for months. Authorities began searching for him in early June when he failed to return his daughters. The children’s bodies were discovered near Rock Island Campground along Icicle Creek with bags over their heads. Autopsies confirmed they died of suffocation, and their deaths were ruled homicides.